GPIF, ADIA: complex success
Japan’s GPIF has only recently moved into equities, while ADIA has a rich history of investing in a variety of asset classes. The returns of both giants show the benefits of diversification.
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GPIF keen on stewardship
The $1.26 trillion GPIF fulfils stewardship duties by promoting engagement between its external asset managers and investee companies. Fund managers have stepped up their efforts in response.
Japan’s GPIF and the next 100 years
With a unique long-term horizon – 100 years – Japan’s GPIF takes a different view of investing but is pragmatic enough to see that not all investors need to behave the same way.
GPIF announces boosted stewardship role
A year on from signing the PRI, the world’s biggest pension fund will seek discussion with non-Japanese asset owners regarding advances in environmental, social and governance practices.
Slow death for Japan’s pension funds
Pensions expert, Hidekazu Ishida, talks about the state of corporate pension funds in Japan – from where they’ve been to where they’re going – and discusses some popular investment strategies.
Why Andrew Ang joined Blackrock
Andrew Ang believes factor investing is a more efficient way to organise a portfolio as it allows liquid and illiquid strategies to be managed across the portfolio. It also has the added benefit of honing managers on value creation. He’s been working with a handful of investors while Professor of Finance at Columbia University on
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